Re: PKIXML session. Was: PKIX WG tentative agenda

[Aram Perez <aram@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Polar Humenn wrote:

> On Thu, 7 Dec 2000, Tim Polk wrote:
> 
> <snipped>
> 
>> To be honest, I personally believe that XML is an
>> inappropriate encoding format for certificates (public key *or* attribute).
> 
> Forgive me, I'm just an academic. So, my I ask, what does the encoding
> format really matter? And especially, why is XML "inappropriate" for
> certificates?

I'm not an academic, and I really don't care if I have to use ASN.1 or XML
to transfer security related information. But I really would like to see an
answer to Polar's questions.

Feliz Navidad,
Aram Perez